GRE Word List
JUXTAPOSE
to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect)
The meaning of the word juxtapose is to place (different things) side by side (as to compare them or contrast them or to create an interesting effect).
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| serendipity | the faculty or phenomenon of finding valuable or agreeable things not sought for |
| prostrate | stretched out with face on the ground in adoration or submission |
| filth | foul or putrid matter |
| wretch | a miserable person : one who is profoundly unhappy or in great misfortune |
| multifarious | having or occurring in great variety : diverse |
| assay | to analyze (something, such as an ore) for one or more specific components |
| elaborate | planned or carried out with great care |
| penury | a cramping and oppressive lack of resources (such as money) |
| bolster | a long pillow or cushion |
| bigotry | obstinate or intolerant devotion to one's own opinions and prejudices : the state of mind of a bigot |